Counties in North Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024

McKenzie County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 53 counties in 2024, at 13.2%. Oliver County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for North Dakota was 7.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.2McKenzie County
Lowest0.9Oliver County
Median5.453 counties
North Dakota7.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 3.9 %Barnes County: 5.3 %Benson County: 2.8 %Billings County: 4.5 %Bottineau County: 6.9 %Bowman County: 2.2 %Burke County: 4.6 %Burleigh County: 6.3 %Cass County: 7.7 %Cavalier County: 5.1 %Dickey County: 6 %Divide County: 5.8 %Dunn County: 3.8 %Eddy County: 4.5 %Emmons County: 7.2 %Foster County: 4.4 %Golden Valley County: 4.5 %Grand Forks County: 11.8 %Grant County: 4.4 %Griggs County: 3.1 %Hettinger County: 5.7 %Kidder County: 6.6 %LaMoure County: 5.4 %Logan County: 5.5 %McHenry County: 4.3 %McIntosh County: 6.5 %McKenzie County: 13.2 %McLean County: 4.1 %Mercer County: 7.4 %Morton County: 5.5 %Mountrail County: 6.6 %Nelson County: 4.5 %Oliver County: 0.9 %Pembina County: 5.6 %Pierce County: 5 %Ramsey County: 4.2 %Ransom County: 5.3 %Renville County: 8.8 %Richland County: 8.2 %Rolette County: 1 %Sargent County: 6.4 %Sheridan County: 2.4 %Sioux County: 2.1 %Slope County: 6 %Stark County: 6.1 %Steele County: 3.8 %Stutsman County: 8 %Towner County: 3.2 %Traill County: 6.8 %Walsh County: 3.5 %Ward County: 10.5 %Wells County: 7.4 %Williams County: 8.5 %
  • Under 3.7
  • 3.7 to 4.5
  • 4.5 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 7.4
  • 7.4 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

McKenzie County: 13.2 %McKenzie County13.2Grand Forks County: 11.8 %Grand Forks County11.8Ward County: 10.5 %Ward County10.5Renville County: 8.8 %Renville County8.8Williams County: 8.5 %Williams County8.5Richland County: 8.2 %Richland County8.2Stutsman County: 8 %Stutsman County8Cass County: 7.7 %Cass County7.7Wells County: 7.4 %Wells County7.4Mercer County: 7.4 %Mercer County7.4Emmons County: 7.2 %Emmons County7.2Bottineau County: 6.9 %Bottineau County6.9Traill County: 6.8 %Traill County6.8Mountrail County: 6.6 %Mountrail County6.6Kidder County: 6.6 %Kidder County6.6McIntosh County: 6.5 %McIntosh County6.5Sargent County: 6.4 %Sargent County6.4Burleigh County: 6.3 %Burleigh County6.3Stark County: 6.1 %Stark County6.1Slope County: 6 %Slope County6Dickey County: 6 %Dickey County6Divide County: 5.8 %Divide County5.8Hettinger County: 5.7 %Hettinger County5.7Pembina County: 5.6 %Pembina County5.6Morton County: 5.5 %Morton County5.5Logan County: 5.5 %Logan County5.5LaMoure County: 5.4 %LaMoure County5.4Barnes County: 5.3 %Barnes County5.3Ransom County: 5.3 %Ransom County5.3Cavalier County: 5.1 %Cavalier County5.1Pierce County: 5 %Pierce County5Burke County: 4.6 %Burke County4.6Nelson County: 4.5 %Nelson County4.5Billings County: 4.5 %Billings County4.5Golden Valley County: 4.5 %Golden Valley County4.5Eddy County: 4.5 %Eddy County4.5Grant County: 4.4 %Grant County4.4Foster County: 4.4 %Foster County4.4McHenry County: 4.3 %McHenry County4.3Ramsey County: 4.2 %Ramsey County4.2McLean County: 4.1 %McLean County4.1Adams County: 3.9 %Adams County3.9Dunn County: 3.8 %Dunn County3.8Steele County: 3.8 %Steele County3.8Walsh County: 3.5 %Walsh County3.5Towner County: 3.2 %Towner County3.2Griggs County: 3.1 %Griggs County3.1Benson County: 2.8 %Benson County2.8Sheridan County: 2.4 %Sheridan County2.4Bowman County: 2.2 %Bowman County2.2Sioux County: 2.1 %Sioux County2.1Rolette County: 1 %Rolette County1Oliver County: 0.9 %Oliver County0.9McKenzie County: 13.2 %McKenzie County13.2Grand Forks County: 11.8 %Grand Forks County11.8Ward County: 10.5 %Ward County10.5Renville County: 8.8 %Renville County8.8Williams County: 8.5 %Williams County8.5Richland County: 8.2 %Richland County8.2Stutsman County: 8 %Stutsman County8Cass County: 7.7 %Cass County7.7Wells County: 7.4 %Wells County7.4Mercer County: 7.4 %Mercer County7.4Emmons County: 7.2 %Emmons County7.2Bottineau County: 6.9 %Bottineau County6.9Traill County: 6.8 %Traill County6.8Mountrail County: 6.6 %Mountrail County6.6Kidder County: 6.6 %Kidder County6.6McIntosh County: 6.5 %McIntosh County6.5Sargent County: 6.4 %Sargent County6.4Burleigh County: 6.3 %Burleigh County6.3Stark County: 6.1 %Stark County6.1Slope County: 6 %Slope County6Dickey County: 6 %Dickey County6Divide County: 5.8 %Divide County5.8Hettinger County: 5.7 %Hettinger County5.7Pembina County: 5.6 %Pembina County5.6Morton County: 5.5 %Morton County5.5Logan County: 5.5 %Logan County5.5LaMoure County: 5.4 %LaMoure County5.4Barnes County: 5.3 %Barnes County5.3Ransom County: 5.3 %Ransom County5.3Cavalier County: 5.1 %Cavalier County5.1Pierce County: 5 %Pierce County5Burke County: 4.6 %Burke County4.6Nelson County: 4.5 %Nelson County4.5Billings County: 4.5 %Billings County4.5Golden Valley County: 4.5 %Golden Valley County4.5Eddy County: 4.5 %Eddy County4.5Grant County: 4.4 %Grant County4.4Foster County: 4.4 %Foster County4.4McHenry County: 4.3 %McHenry County4.3Ramsey County: 4.2 %Ramsey County4.2McLean County: 4.1 %McLean County4.1Adams County: 3.9 %Adams County3.9Dunn County: 3.8 %Dunn County3.8Steele County: 3.8 %Steele County3.8Walsh County: 3.5 %Walsh County3.5Towner County: 3.2 %Towner County3.2Griggs County: 3.1 %Griggs County3.1Benson County: 2.8 %Benson County2.8Sheridan County: 2.4 %Sheridan County2.4Bowman County: 2.2 %Bowman County2.2Sioux County: 2.1 %Sioux County2.1Rolette County: 1 %Rolette County1Oliver County: 0.9 %Oliver County0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1McKenzie County13.2+1.6 pts
2Grand Forks County11.8+0.1 pts
3Ward County10.5+0.6 pts
4Renville County8.8-1.7 pts
5Williams County8.5-3.1 pts
6Richland County8.2-1.7 pts
7Stutsman County8-1.1 pts
8Cass County7.7-0.9 pts
9Wells County7.4+0.7 pts
10Mercer County7.4+0.3 pts
11Emmons County7.2+1 pts
12Bottineau County6.90 pts
13Traill County6.8+1 pts
14Mountrail County6.6+0.3 pts
15Kidder County6.6+1.5 pts
16McIntosh County6.5+1 pts
17Sargent County6.4+1.3 pts
18Burleigh County6.3+0.6 pts
19Stark County6.1-1.8 pts
20Slope County6+1.2 pts
21Dickey County6+0.5 pts
22Divide County5.8+0.9 pts
23Hettinger County5.7-0.8 pts
24Pembina County5.6-0.4 pts
25Morton County5.5-0.5 pts
26Logan County5.5-1.3 pts
27LaMoure County5.4+1.1 pts
28Barnes County5.3-0.5 pts
29Ransom County5.3-0.2 pts
30Cavalier County5.1+1.4 pts
31Pierce County5+1 pts
32Burke County4.6+0.7 pts
33Nelson County4.5+0.1 pts
34Billings County4.5+1.5 pts
35Golden Valley County4.5+0.9 pts
36Eddy County4.5-0.1 pts
37Grant County4.40 pts
38Foster County4.4+0.1 pts
39McHenry County4.3+0.1 pts
40Ramsey County4.2-1.1 pts
41McLean County4.1-0.4 pts
42Adams County3.9+0.3 pts
43Dunn County3.8-2.2 pts
44Steele County3.8-0.9 pts
45Walsh County3.5-0.3 pts
46Towner County3.2+0.2 pts
47Griggs County3.1-0.2 pts
48Benson County2.8+0.1 pts
49Sheridan County2.4-0.9 pts
50Bowman County2.2+0.1 pts
51Sioux County2.1-2.2 pts
52Rolette County1-1.1 pts
53Oliver County0.9-2.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in North Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/north-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in North Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/north-dakota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Dakota by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/north-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

McKenzie County, with 13.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Oliver County, with 0.9% in 2024.

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